Our People
Conductors
Queensland Youth Symphony (QYS): Simon Hewett
Queensland Youth Orchestra 2 (QYO2): Paul Dean
Queensland Youth Orchestra 3 (QYO3): David Deacon
Junior String Ensemble 1 (JSE1): Chen Yang
Junior String Ensemble 2 (JSE2): Cherie Deacon
Wind Symphony (WS): Rob McWilliams
Wind Ensemble (WE): David Law
Big Band (BB): Bohdan Davison
Board
President: Ian Walker
Vice-President: Matthew Gamer
Director of Music: Simon Hewett
Treasurer: Timothy Kuusik
Secretary: Fiona Williams
Performer Member: Davis Dingle
Mikaeli Costello
Marg Overs
Hon. Anthe Philippedes
Administrative Staff
General Manager: Geoff Rosbrook
Administrator: Louise Robinson
Administrative Officer - Marketing: Brianna Butters
Administrative Officer: Felicity Mohr
Venue Manager: Sandra Hall
Bookings and Events Manager: Ken Francey
Other Venue Staff: casual staff who work as night managers and at events at The Old Museum
Tutors, Auditioners, Judges and Accompanists
QYO employs over 70 professional musicians each year as tutors, auditioners, competition judges and as accompanists for recitals.
Volunteers
QYO has approximately 100 volunteers who assist with orchestral administration, camps, concerts, tours, catering, fundraising or by offering their expertise in specialised areas, eg. IT, graphic design, instrument and equipment maintenance.
QYO also has opportunities for students who wish to gain experience in arts administration to volunteer their services to QYO as an office volunteer.
Many thanks to our 2024 Orchestral Volunteers shown below:
QYS
Administrator: Mike Bernays
Asst. Administrator: Jane Bernays
Librarians: Victoria Whiting, Jocelyn Chou
Stage Managers: David Boon, Deborah Boon, Joanne Sorensen, Juliette Pofandt, Jason Luostarinen
QYO2
Administrator: Xian Yang
Asst. Administrator: Jacky Hung
Librarians: Victoria, Yihee Ko
Stage Managers: Clark Zheng
QYO3
Administrator: Noel Burton
Asst. Administrator: Meible Wu
Librarians: Maria Carolan, Jing Ma
Stage Managers: Helen Hou, Yang Liu, Jo Yu, Diana Schaefer
JSE1
Administrator: Maggie Shao
Asst. Administrator: Kelly Heo
Librarians: Vian Lin, Yunjen Lu
Stage Managers: Grace Peng, Cristina Boulton, Yun Dou
JSE2
Administrator: Veon Yap
Asst. Administrator: Kaili Yang
Librarians: Kaylee Li, Jess Wu
Stage Managers: Mayuri Sengupta, Mack Lau, Evalyn Legried
WS
Administrator: Amy Dolbel
Asst. Administrator: Clara Tang
Librarians: Hoon Hui, Wing Nam Wong, May Jong
Stage Managers: Yvonne Treacher, Michael Goodhew
WE
Administrator: Elaine Earl
Asst. Administrator: Veronique Vogel
Librarians: Julia Ott, Kate Finch
Stage Managers: Russell Mellor, Francis Carroll, Craig Duncan, Sarifa Miller
BB
Administrator: Melanie Roberts
Librarian: Vacant
Stage Manager: Anthony Roberts